Chapter 52: Friend or Foe

As soon as it was dawn the next day, a dozen hungry people gathered around the porridge shed realized that something was wrong.

"Ji Mantou is usually already making a meeting, why don't you show up today?"

"Could it be that you overslept?"

"You think they're all like you, and you can't afford to be early?"

"Why don't we go to the shop and have a look?"

Seeing that there was no one in the porridge shed, the hungry people wrapped their thin winter clothes tightly and slowly walked towards the steamed bun shop.

When the two servants standing at the door of the shop came into view, the hungry people were boiling.

"Your government doesn't give us food, and you don't let Ji Mantou give us food, is there still a royal law?"

Speaking of which, the two officials were also wronged.

Early in the morning, he received an order from Gan Lin to arrest the auspicious day, but he didn't want to pounce.

I didn't see anyone, so I put a seal as usual, and just after I was about to go back to the county government to make a business, I was bumped into by these hungry guys.

"Get out of the way for me, are you going to rebel against the government?"

The slightly younger servant looked inward, and pulled out the big knife in his sheath to drink everyone back. The slightly old servant sighed in his heart, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Who did it yourself? It's an auspicious day to return to Awasawa City and give food to whoever comes!

Those hungry people were already hungry and cold, and they lived in peace on auspicious days.

was choked by the official like this, where does it matter if you are Qiu Ba, he raised his fist bravely and rushed up, and seven or eight people pressed the official to the ground and kicked him hard.

It doesn't matter if this is a fight, but the clanging sound in the morning woke up Liu Xi of Liubiju. With a look of dismay, he lifted the plank, opened the door, and before he could look closely, the color changed dramatically.

"Stop, this is an official, and if you beat it, you will be killed!"

Liu Xi's voice was raised high, waking up the hungry people with red eyes and hot hearts, and also woke up the whole street.

The man who took the lead was a single man, and his foot still kicked the young servant in the mouth.

"There are auspicious steamed buns, and this day will be coming. If your government doesn't give him a way to live, he will also arrest good people, what does this kind of government want him to do, bah! ”

Liu Xi couldn't stop it, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

The servants under their feet gradually fell silent, and the evil anger of the hungry people was almost gone.

"You softass! Lie on the ground, God will cover you with a white quilt and cover your black heart! ”

How did the reckless man not know the weight of his hands, so he left his words and fled out of the city. When a dozen hungry people saw him run away, they knew that this was a catastrophe, and they all hurried out of the city.

Liu Xi stepped forward to probe his nose, and the little servant had no breath in but was about to return to the west. The old servant with a blue nose and swollen face sat up forcibly, and his swollen mouth was muttered for a long time.

"What are you talking about? You're going to invite Langzhong! Man, send the official to the hospital! ”

Liu Xi wiped the sweat from his head, and the guys from Liubiju came out in response, and went to the hospital with the old servant on his shoulder.

"This official, you wait for my buddy to come back and then carry you over!"

Liu Xi returned to Liubiju, but the young man was ignored.

"Auspicious day, I can only help you get here. For a while, you have to run farther away, don't let Gan Lin catch ......"

At this time, the five people of Jiri were about to walk to Junling.

"Zhang Sanye, thanks to your many hearts, otherwise Gan Lin would have been wiped out."

On the side of the auspicious day, Zhang Jingfang, who was sitting on the carriage to catch the car, had no intention of taking a stubble, and the matter was far from over in his opinion.

"Thanks to us, we sent your mother back in a carriage, otherwise no matter how clever we are, five people would not have been able to run so smoothly."

Wang Xiaohu sat in the back of the car, his brows furrowed.

"In less than half a day, Gan Lin will send people to Junling to search and arrest, we can't run around, this is not a thing!"

"It's a big deal, you are the big boss, I am the second master, and the auspicious day is a military advisor, isn't it beautiful?"

Ji Ri was about to refuse, but Chen Qian, who was sitting in the carriage, said something.

"The officials are not for the people, and the people are not obedient to the officials. Even if it's better to go up the mountain to avoid the limelight, it's better than running around. ”

This sentence silenced all three men. Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Chen Qian added a sentence in a curt.

"I'm just talking about it casually, the little woman's family dialect is not worth hearing."

It wasn't until he saw Zhu Tianqi's courtyard that Ji Rifang grabbed the reins and jumped out of the carriage to inquire about the news.

"Uncle Zhu, are you up?"

According to the speed at which Zhu Tianqi opened the door for a quarter of an hour, it was only possible for Ji Ri to wake up.

"Are you called a soul early in the morning? Good guy, you're here without Hanako! ”

Looking at the scolding Zhu Tianqi, Ji Ri showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Isn't this a trip back to my hometown to come and see you!"

The carriage at the door stopped, a lean man in front, and Wang Xiaohu, who was carrying a gun, in the back, Zhu Tianqi noticed the clue.

"Are you kid causing trouble again?"

"If you are worthy of Uncle Zhu, there is no movement that can escape your eyes! To tell you the truth, Gan Lin is looking for me. ”

Zhu Tianqi rubbed the corners of his eyes, and the whole person fell into a state of silence.

"What are you messing with him? What's the difference between pinching you and pinching dead bed bugs, you still swell up after half a year of not looking for you? ”

"I don't know why he wanted to arrest me, but he probably found out about the tax money I recovered."

Speaking of which, why didn't Zhu Tianqi understand that Ji Ri was here to ask him for help? He let out a sigh of relief, as if he had made up his mind.

"You went up to Junling, and there was a post house for drinking horses in Horseshoe Slope, which was abandoned by the previous dynasty. I'll give you some blades and hide for a few years. ”

Things seemed to be going in an unforeseeable direction for him, and Ji Ri couldn't cry or laugh.

"Uncle Zhu, that's not what I meant. I really can't tell if the grass falls, I want you to keep the silver for me. ”

When Wang Xiaohu heard this, without saying a word, he moved the silver box on the car and gently put it in Zhu Tianqi's yard.

Lifting the lid slightly and glancing at it, Zhu Tianqi immediately let go of his hand.

"It's more than a thousand taels, aren't you afraid that I'll run away?"

"Don't be afraid, even if you really take it away, I will find a way to get a sum of it, and I will always survive this white plague."

As if it was the first time to see the auspicious day clearly, Zhu Tianqi looked at it seriously for a long time. This dark-faced young man has drifted away from the cowherd in his impression.

"Okay, I'll keep it for you. But you want to avoid the limelight, human life waits for no one, how should this money be spent? ”

After a long period of silence, Ji Ri finally came up with a compromise solution.

"Chen Qian, you and my mother stay here. Contact Shopkeeper Liu to open a porridge shed, and I will leave it to you. ”

It is difficult for this famous carpenter to run at both ends, and it is naturally inappropriate for Ji Ri to take his mother up the mountain. It's just that Chen Qian didn't expect this change at all, her face changed color, and she finally accepted it.

briefly explained to Chen Qian his agreement with Liubiju and Chen's mansion, and left the carriage at Zhu Tianqi's house on the auspicious day, and led the horse to continue to Junling.

"Ji Ri, do you think Chen Qian is a little bit wrong?"

At the foot of the mountain, Zhang Jingfang asked for no reason.

"What do you mean by that?"

Like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, Zhang Jingfang said some things about his time under Yu Chunfeng.

"You mean, Yu Chunfeng has actually been staring at me with a shadow?"

"That's right, I'll let you know every once in a while. In the past, I only thought it was called Hanako, even if I went down the mountain again and again, I didn't expect it to be this little girl. ”

Thinking of Chen Qian's strength in beating snakes with sticks, Ji Ri's face couldn't help but sink.

"What the hell is this guy trying to do?"

"At the beginning, I said that I wanted to earn you up the mountain and participate in the grand event. Now I guess I just want to tear down your bones and feed them to the dogs, hahaha! ”

"Together?"

What grand deed can a thief have, Ji Ri subconsciously asked.

"I don't know this, Yu Chunfeng is guarding against me!"

Walking all the way to the horseshoe slope, the so-called grand event lingered in the mind of the auspicious day.

A gang of more than a dozen people, even if they pull the banner of the tiger and pull the banner, they are just a mountain king.

But Yu Chunfeng is different from ordinary bandits, Honggu Qianzhuang, Ganlin, and even Jingfu, and even Bagua Gate may have their own unpredictable connections.

"Yu Chunfeng wants to rebel?"

Hearing Ji Ri's exclamation, Wang Xiaohu shook his head.

"No, I talked to Brother Zhang. Even if there is no shortage of money, food, soldiers and horses, the five towns of Houze County can be said to be accessible in all directions, and the rebellion here is not stingy with moths to put out the fire. ”

"Auspicious day, don't think about what you have and don't have. How can you rehabilitate yourself and still haven't settled, why are you worried about what you don't have? ”

After the horseshoe slope arrived, the dilapidated horse inn was overgrown with wild grass.

"Let's clear it first, don't let Gan Lin catch it, give the poisonous insects and beasts a bite first."

Wang Xiaohu and Zhang Jingfang, each holding a weapon in their hands, began to chop the vines that entwined the inn. Zhang Jingfang held a pair of water-splitting Emei thorns, and his speed was not below Wang Xiaohu at all.

After looking at it for a while, Ji Ri pushed open the door of the post house.

"This ...... Xiaohu, Zhang Sanye, come in! ”

"What's the matter, there's white bones in it?"

"You'll find out when you come in!"

Seeing that the auspicious day did not seem to be fake, the two came to the front door, and the scene in front of them also startled them.

"Whose treasury is this!"

The eight boxes were closed, and the gold and silver treasures were scattered all over the place.

"I can't leave no one here for more than ten years, Uncle Zhu also knows that there is a dilapidated inn here, how can he not know what is hidden in it?"

After all, Zhang Jingfang was as careful as a hair, but after looking around, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Ji Ri, you and Yu Chunfeng are probably going to die!"

"Is this his treasure?"

Zhang Jingfang walked over to the treasure box that was half covered by a painting and uncovered it.

"This place looks dilapidated on the outside, and there is not even a trace of ash on the inside, so it is naturally frequented by people. Not to mention this crate. ”

"Is it a treasure box containing Shou Jin?"

Zhang Jingfang nodded.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Ji, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's withdraw first."

As soon as Wang Xiaohu's words fell, a voice came from outside the post house.

"Which of the eight lambs is this who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he hasn't been blinded, right? Do you come out on your own, or do I ask you to come out? ”

It was not Ji Ri and Wang Xiaohu's turn to react, but Zhang Jingfang answered first.

"Why weren't you there just now, the big boss asked me to pick up a box, but I didn't find it for a long time."

There was no answer outside the door for a long time, which made the three of them dare not act rashly. Zhang Jingfang tentatively raised it again.

"Brother, why are you dumb?"

A cold snort came, and the next words made the three of them alarm bells ring.

"What are you doing in a daze, don't you know how to catch a mouse? Give it to me! ”

With one foot open the hidden door, a reckless man jumped into the hall. Wang Xiaohu, who had been on guard, raised his gun and stabbed, but was knocked open by a big knife, and the powerful blow made Wang Xiaohu's tiger mouth faintly numb.

"You haven't entered this door, you're still alive. Let grandpa tell you that this is the ghost gate you are waiting for! ”

And the guy who gave orders outside the door stood in the bright spot, and Ji Ri couldn't see his face clearly. It's just that the rich figure makes me vaguely guess.

"Outside the door, is Boss Zhu of Honggu Qianzhuang?"